Piano virtuoso josef weiss, a student of liszt, wrote the first speciallycomposed film music for the premiere. The film was remade in 1926, under the same title the student of prague. It is considered as galeens most important film since the golem 1915 and is regarded as his magnum opus. The student of prague 19 directed by paul wegener, stellan. Other articles where the student of prague is discussed. After watching this 1926 version, i was able to go back and appreciate the 19 version of the student of prague much more, even though it is only half the length of its later remake.
Stellan ryes 19 version of the student of prague is largely forgotten today, although it has a place in history as cinemas first featurelength horror movie, and is in fact a featurelength movie made two years before griffiths the birth of a nation, which is often mistakenly cited as cinemas first feature. Paul wegener, john gottowt and grete berger german movie. Student z pragi 19, uznawany jest za pierwszy pelnometrazowy horror w dziejach kina. The student of prague is undeniably an important film in regards to the history of cinema, and is perhaps worth watching for that alone. Whereas the next wave of german horror embraced the concept of. The student of prague 19 tells the story of balduin the student in question who is a popular and skilled fencer but feels unhappy and unfulfilled in life. German writer hanns heinz ewers and danish director stellan rye not to mention star paul wegener, he of the golem trilogy collaborated to.
The student of prague was the most expensive film produced in germany up to that time, and it was an enormous success both with the critics and audiences. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The student of prague is a 19 german silent horror film. This remake of hanns heinz ewers faustian story features conrad veidt and werner krauss as the student balduin and his temptor scapinelli. Balduin, a student of prague, leaves his roystering companions in the beer garden, when he finds he has reached the end of his resources. Adapted by hans kyser and arthur robison from the original story and screenplay by hanns heinz ewers and henrick galeen. Choc oficjalnie wyrezyserowany zostal przez dunczyka, stellana rye, uwaza sie go za autorskie dzielo paula wegnera, odtworce glownej roli, a w pozniejszym okresie takze rezysera i scenarzyste. Based on the character of faust in german folklore, it would have been a. Defenestration of prague prager fenstersturz mhist. The student of prague 1926 in prague, dashing fencer and university student balduin conrad veidt meets engaging stranger scapinelli werner krauss, unaware that he is the devil. The student of prague is a film directed by stellan rye, paul wegener with paul wegener, john gottowt, grete berger, lyda salmonova, year.
Hardly the ostensibly highminded material of indie film let alone foreign film from the past halfcentury or so, but the student of. Paul wegener, lothar korner, john gottowt, grete berger imdb notice film on youtube wikipedia main reasons to select this film. Weiss, a student of liszt and volkmann, delivered an appropriately subtle and melodious late romantic score. The following weapons were used in the film the student of prague. In addition to winning international prestige for german films, expressionism produced two directors who would become major figures in world cinema, fritz lang and f. The student of prague 19 1st horror feature film edgar allan. That early prototype of german expressionism was incidentally, another horror film. Balduin, a student of prague, leaves his roystering.
When the student of prague came out, lotte eisner writes in the haunted screen, it was immediately. It is loosely based on william wilson, a short story by edgar allan poe, the poem the december. The university of prague was founded by charles iv with the consent of the estates on the model of the universities of paris and bologna and confirmed at the emperors request by clement vi as a studium generale. While the production of the student of prague in 19 runs against the convention that the german horror cinema was a byproduct of world war i, this film does differ markedly from its later brethren. The original film is a severely damaged, so, restored, but watermarked version is used. He is scarcely seated in a quiet corner when a hideous, shriveledup old man taps him upon the shoulder.
The slavs arrived in the czech republic in the 6th century. A sorcerer makes a deal with the young man to give him fabulous wealth and anything he wants, if he will sign his name to a contract. The films screenplay was written galeen and hanns heinz ewers and was influenced by the story of faust. The student of prague 19 drama, fantasy, horror video. He is scarcely seated in a quiet corner when a hideous, shriveledup old man taps him upon the shoulder and whispers vaguely of a big inheritance for prague. He summons the students reflection out of the mirror and into reality. Joseph weiss the student of prague represents the first original score ever composed for a german feature film. Cinematic potentialities and the student of prague 19. The student of prague 19 an obsessed student makes a deal with a sorcerer. He becomes interested in a countess after rescuing her from a fall in a lake, although she is already betrothed to be married to her cousin. The student of prague 19 by paul wegener, stellan rye, hanns heinz ewers. Its extremely slowmoving but nonetheless highly imaginative. Rossoni, matt 20 cinematic potentialities and the student of prague 19, kino.
Although rye and wegener were to work together on several more projects, the collaboration was cut short by ryes untimely death in. A sorcerer makes a deal with the young man to give him fabulous wealth and anything he wants. Pdf download american silent horror science fiction and fantasy. The film had previously been made as the student of prague it was shot at the staaken studios in berlin. Many of the same story elements found in the original the student of prague 19 are present here, indicating a fairly faithful adaptation of the source material in early 19thcentury prague, balduin is a celebrated fencer and a student who is. The student of prague was made in early summer 19 on original locations in that city, as well as in the potsdambabelsberg studios, which had been constructed in 1912. A poor student rescues a beautiful countess and soon becomes obsessed with her. Hanns heinz ewers, stellan rye, paul wegener stars. There seems to be some confusion here concerning the print quality of the alpha dvd release version of this 19 german film.
The student of prague 19 posted on february 6, 2018 by lyzmadness. The student of prague was made in early summer 19 on original locations in that city, as well as in the potsdambabelsberg. A sorcerer makes a deal with the young man to give him fabulous wealth and anything he wants, if he will sign his name. Evil not only triumphs here, but does so gloatingly, with a spring in its step and a laugh upon its lips. The over hundredyearold silent film the student of prague is set in 19thcentury prague and centres on poor baldwin, who sells his reflection to a charlatan. One singlesided, singlelayered, region 0 ntsc dvd disc, 1. Whereas the next wave of german horror embraced the concept of expressionism, paul wegener was interested in emphasising the difference between.
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